Labtp-shape-delivejry box



T. J. KEEPING LAMP SHADE DELIVERY BOX Filed Sept. 19, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR.

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Patented May 1, 1923.

THOMAS TI KEEPING, 013 L ANGJELZES, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed September 19, 1921. serial No. 501,738.

To all 7072 om it may concern Be it known that I, TI-IoMes J. KEEPING, acitizen of Great Britain, residing at L05 lingeles, in the county of Los Angeles and tdtate of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp- Eihade-Delivery Boxes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to delivery bone for ornamental lamp shades.

The object of the invention is to provide a box of this character for use by lamp shade stores for delivering ornamental or other frangible shades of this character, andwhich is so constructed as to prevent all possibility of a shade being broken or in any way damaged and which willv also protect itfrom the weather.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of a box constructedin accordance with this invention.

Fig; 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the stand employed in connection with this box, the supporting frame being removed.

Fig. 41-. is a side elevation thereof, with the supporting base shown in section; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Department and other stores handling ornamental lamp shades frequently have large numbers broken or damaged in delivery, and it is to overcome this expensive feature of the lamp shade business that this invention is designed.

In the embodiment illustrated a casing or box 1 is shown, which may be of any desired configuration, being here shown square. This box is equipped with a hinged top 2, having any suitable means for securing it in closed. position as shown at 3.

Removably mounted within the casing or box 1 is a supporting standard 5, composed of wood or any suitable material, and centrally disposed on the inner face of the bottom 1 of the box, being here shown held engaged therewith by a screw 6 which extends in through the bottom of the box having the head. thereof countersunk as is shown clearly in Fig. 1. I

As shown this post 5 tapers toward its upper end, and is equipped with a removable section 7 held in operative engagement with the post 5 by a threaded bolt 8, which extends longitiulinally into the post from its upper end, and is equip 'ied with a wing nut 9, for securing to the post the shade supporting frame or frames, presently to be described.

The shade supporting frame is shown at 10, any desiremfl. number of which may be employed, said frames being separated by the sections 7 which operate as spacers and fasteners for the frames.

Each of these shade supporting frames 10 iscomposed of a plurality of wire lingers 1l,bent into the form of a bow or to correspond to the shape of a lamp shade, any desired number of these fingers being employed, eleven being here shown and con nected by an annular member 12, a smaller ring 13 connects the inner or upper ends of the fingers 11, as is shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2, and a centrally apertured plate or washer it is arranged within said ring 13, and adapted to be inserted on the bolt 8, and which is held engaged with the post 5 by means of the said wing nut 5) and the washer 15 arranged between said nut and the plate 14 as is shown clearly in Fig. 1.

The inner shade supporting member 10 is exactly like the outer member 10, and is held spaced therefrom by the post section lit is of course to be understood that when more than two of the shade supports or frames 10 are employed, an additional number of renilovable sections 7 are also used, such sections operating as spacers to hold the supports 10 in spaced relation. as is shown clearly in Fig. 1.

In the use of this delivery box, the posts 5 having been mounted within the casing 1, the shades to be delivered are mounted respectively on the supporting frames 10, 10 it being obvious that the wing nut 9 is removed together with the removable section 7 for the insertion of the shade on the innermost frame member 10, then the removable section 7 is replaced and the outer Ill face support 10 is applied to the bolt 8 and after placing a shade on this holder the wing nut 9 is screwed home and the shade will be securely held against wobbling and all possible injury.

These holders 10, 10 are of course positioned in upright relation when being transported, so that the shades mounted on the holders will hang properly and prevent possibility of them becoming entangled with each other and being thereby torn or otherwise injured.

The fingers 11 are preferably of a length corresponding to the depth of the shade and the holders 10 and 10 correspond approximately in shape to the shape of the shade to be carried thereby, so that said fingers or ribs 11 will form a rest for the shade, and be held against wobbling.

The post 5 is braced by a plurality of inclined bars 5, which are also detachably engaged with the bottom 4 of the casing and as shown are detachably connected with the post. so that the device may readily be disassembled when for any reason it is desired to remove the stand or support from the casmg.

These delivery boxes are to be retained as the property of the store selling the lamp shade, and are retained by the driver or other employee delivering the shade, so that they may be used over and over again, indefinitely.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification. but it will be un derstood that any modifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

hat I claim is:

1. A delivery box of the class described, comprising a closed casing. having a shade stand or support monnted therein, and composed of nested members constituting a plural support for a plurality ot lamp shades.

2. A delivery box of the class described comprising a closed casing, a post mounted in said casing, and a plurality of nested bow shaped shade supports removably mounted on said post.

3. A delivery box of the class described comprising a closed casing, a post mounted therein a shade supporting frame carried by said post, and composed of a plurality of wire fingers, connected by annular members and means for detachably mounting said support on said post,

4. A delivery box of the class described comprising aclosed casing, a post removably mounted in said casing, a removable section carried by said post. and a plurality of lamp shade supporting frames mounted on the post and separated from each other by said removable section.

5. A delivery box of the class described comprising a closed casing. av post mounted in said casing. a threaded bolt carried by the upper end of said post and extending longitudinally into it, a wing nut on said bolt. and a bow shaped lamp shade supporting frame mounted on said bolt and secured by said nut.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature hereto.

TH OMAS .T. KEEPING. 

